Jiangcheng, in southern Pu'er City, borders Vietnam and Laos and is known as "one town linking three countries." Mojiang is a Hani autonomous county crossed by the Tropic of Cancer. Lancang has Jingmai Mountain and also tea areas like Bangwai. Get to know these three counties' teas and styles.
Qianjiazhai lies deep in the Ailao Mountains in Jiujia Town, Zhenyuan County, Pu'er City, where wild ancient tea king trees No. 1 and No. 2 are county-level protected cultural relics. Learn where Qianjiazhai is, the claims about the tea king trees' age, and whether wild tea can be drunk.
The Wuliang and Ailao mountains run side by side toward the southeast in central Yunnan, and Jingdong County in Pu'er City lies right between them. Learn where Wuliangshan is, the impression Jingdong tea gives, how it differs from Xishuangbanna tea, and the tea of the Ailao Mountains.
Jinggu Dabai tea is native to Yangta in Minle Town, above 1,700 meters, with plump buds and leaves covered in white down. Dabai is a variety, not a tea category, and can be made into white tea or pu'er. Another mountain, Kuzhushan, is called "Little Jinggu," with a high aroma and good huigan.
Kunlushan, in Kuanhong Village, Ning'er, about 31 kilometers from the seat of Qing dynasty Pu'er Prefecture, is called the "imperial ancient tea garden" because of tribute tea legends. Large-, medium-, and small-leaf tea trees grow together on the mountain, and its tea is delicate, soft, and sweet with light bitterness, an easy introduction to Pu'er City's mountains.
Simao, Pu'er Prefecture, and Pu'er City are names for the same land in different eras. Nearly all of Pu'er City's one district and nine counties grow tea, with famous mountains like Jingmai, Bangwai, Kunlushan, Qianjiazhai, and Yangta, and a wide range of styles. A clear guide to each county's tea area and how it differs from Banna.
Zhenkang, Cangyuan, and Gengma lie right along the China–Myanmar border. Zhenkang's Ma'anshan tea is gentle on entry with a cooling huigan and an affordable price; Cangyuan has the Papo ancient garden and Va roasted tea; and Gengma has tea areas like Hunan, Dalangba, and Daqingshan. A tour of the tea mountains in Lincang's southwestern corner.
Yongde is a high-output, low-profile tea county in Lincang. Mangfei tea is rich and thick with a quick huigan, jokingly called "the MSG of pu'er." Yongde Daxueshan's main peak, at 3,504 meters, is Lincang's highest point and a different mountain from Mengku Daxueshan. Also meet tea areas like Meiziqing, Manlai, and Yalian.
Fengqing is the home of Dianhong black tea and also a long-standing source of sun-dried maocha for pu'er. Xiangzhuqing's Jinxiu Tea Ancestor stands about 10 meters tall with a base girth of about 5.8 meters and is often called one of the thickest cultivated ancient tea trees. Learn the claims about its age, Xiangzhuqing ancient-tree tea, and the Fengqing large-leaf variety.
Baiyingshan, in Manwan Town, Yunxian County, has more than 2 million ancient tea trees of 12 varieties and is called a natural museum of tea plant evolution. Learn what Benshan, Ergazi, and Heitiaozi are, and the style of Baiyingshan tea.
Bangdong Township is in Linxiang District, Lincang, on the west bank of the Lancang River, and Xigui is just one of its villages. Get to know Bangdong's seven administrative villages, the mountainside gardens of Mangang and Nahan, Bangdong Daxueshan, and how Bangdong tea differs from Xigui.
Mengku Daxueshan's main peak is 3,233 meters high, and its middle and upper slopes hold about 12,000 mu of wild ancient tea tree communities, discovered by villagers in 1997. Learn the story of this community, what wild tea tastes like, and its relationship to Bingdao.
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